Letter 26: An explanation of certain Hebrew words which have been left untranslated in the versions. The words are Alleluia, Amen, Maran atha. Written at Rome 384 A.D.
Letter 26: To Marcella (384 AD)
[A brief scholarly note explaining certain Hebrew words left untranslated in the Latin and Greek versions of Scripture: Alleluia, Amen, and Maranatha. Written at Rome. Another example of Jerome serving as Marcella's private Hebrew tutor — a role he relished, since it combined genuine instruction with the opportunity to demonstrate learning that none of his rivals possessed.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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